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an art as it is a science a. lot of people had the art wrong going into the late primaries. that's why you saw early polls in the primaries being way off because you're likely voter didn't look like the electorate turned out. we had 11% of the general electorate in '08, so the screen was completely off. typically, you're going to undersample minorities and all young people in all these polls. that said, a big difference between a registered voter and likely voter, it's someone who says they're likely to vote high on their propensity up front on the phone call say they're going to vote and or they have some past performance in their background where they voted in one of the two or two of the three general elections. there's an art to this. on this point, i don't play the polling game back and forth, but a seven-point swing in party identification toward republicans, i think goes a long way to explain this. i know this is a story that the media wants to drive, but at the same time, you have a political out with a p
an art as it is a science a. lot of people had the art wrong going into the late primaries. that's why you saw early polls in the primaries being way off because you're likely voter didn't look like the electorate turned out. we had 11% of the general electorate in '08, so the screen was completely off. typically, you're going to undersample minorities and all young people in all these polls. that said, a big difference between a registered voter and likely voter, it's someone who says they're...
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this science is not exact but it's pretty darned good. if you look back over time, it's pretty darned good. when you see the conspiracy theories you have to say it's the politics of the moment. every now and then you see a poll that you say well, that doesn't look right. i look at ours every time before we put them on the air and the guys who do it for us do it just right. >> go ahead, gloria. >> anderson, i also think it actually kind of affects the campaign in its own way because as the old saying goes, nothing sticks to you like success so when you have a candidate like mitt romney who has been down, maybe some of his voters are less enthusiastic because they think oh, he might not win. suddenly, he's got the wind at his back. suddenly they're thinking gosh, maybe this guy can win, maybe i ought to turn out and vote. then his base might become more enthusiastic, thinking they can beat president obama. it can also work on the other side, that people think oh, president obama really needs my vote, maybe i ought to get out there because i
this science is not exact but it's pretty darned good. if you look back over time, it's pretty darned good. when you see the conspiracy theories you have to say it's the politics of the moment. every now and then you see a poll that you say well, that doesn't look right. i look at ours every time before we put them on the air and the guys who do it for us do it just right. >> go ahead, gloria. >> anderson, i also think it actually kind of affects the campaign in its own way because...
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the rile academy of sciences says they opened the door to new experiments in quantum physics. >>> a look at the weather and see where that rain is out there. >> depends on where you are it could be anywhere with it being closest to the coast that would be a better area to see scattered light showers during morning hours. let's look at what is going on the embarcadero san francisco back to the bay bridge looks quiet. live doppler 7 hd, this is what it looks like right now and let me flatten this out a little, as i do, you will be able to see how close it is to the coast. about 17 mile there is as we head toward -- 15 to 17 miles -- we'll put it into motion, it is dissipating as it heads north, the chunk of low pressure starting to move more towards northwest which means good sign that most of this activity is going to stay well out over the ocean. don't be surprised if a spray sprinkle or two gets along the sonoma marin county coast this morning. we are running in the 40s napa, santa rosa everybody else in the 50s. thick fog north bay valleys. monterey bay all over the scale from 48 gilro
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he is originally from sacramento and received a bachelor of science from uc berkeley. he's now a physicist at the university of colorado in boulder. both judges credit them for inventing ground-breaking methods to observe the properties of quantum parols while preserving their quantum properties. >>> ahead closer look at why investors are feeling down on wall street. >>> and what happened late this morning for an amazing jump from the edge of space. >>> stocks are down after global economic growth and poor expectations for corporate earnings seasons with kicks off after the closing bell. dow down 98, nasdaq down 45, s&p down 12. >>> high winds today derailed plans for an man to launch a death defying 23-mile free fall in new mexico. former military parachutist baumgartner is on a quest to become the first sky diver to break the sound barrier. he planned to ride a capsule carried bay balloon into the stats fear then jump. but the balloon is so delicate it can only take flight of winds of two miles an hour or less. the 43-year-old now says he will try again. >>> today at
he is originally from sacramento and received a bachelor of science from uc berkeley. he's now a physicist at the university of colorado in boulder. both judges credit them for inventing ground-breaking methods to observe the properties of quantum parols while preserving their quantum properties. >>> ahead closer look at why investors are feeling down on wall street. >>> and what happened late this morning for an amazing jump from the edge of space. >>> stocks are...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the former football coach who plunged penn state university into scandal by his sexual abuse of young boys over many years was sentenced today. the judge called his crime a "story of betrayal." jerry sandusky wore a red jail jump suit and a smile as he entered the center county courthouse this morning, less than two hours later, the sle was gone after the 68-year-old learned he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. lead prosecutor. >> i believe that the sentence that the court imposed today was a wise and proper one and that it reflectedded the seriousness of the defendant's crimes. the harm he caused and the need to remove him from society. >> woodruff: sandusky was convicted three months ago on 45 counts of sexually abusing ten
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the former football coach who plunged penn state university into scandal by his sexual abuse of young boys over many years was sentenced today....
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. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor david baggin says with democratic dominant california pretty much in the bag, the president's really here for one purpose. >> we're a wealthy state. we're the biggest donor state. we're the state that both sides, even though we're a heavily democratic state, both sides are going to come out and take advantage of that silicon valley money, hollywood money, that california gold. >> reporter: sharon hoffman is one of the handful of folks who paid top dollar to chat with the president in an intimate setting. and she is thrilled. >> it's a roundtable that is actually taking place apparently at a square table where he is going to talk and answer questions for approximately an hour about anything that the folks there want to talk about. so i'm really excited. it's a real treat and a privilege and really an honor. >> reporter: again, we understand that event is expected to last for about an hour. you can see the secret service continues to be on stand by here. now from here the president will travel about six blocks up to the bill gra
. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor david baggin says with democratic dominant california pretty much in the bag, the president's really here for one purpose. >> we're a wealthy state. we're the biggest donor state. we're the state that both sides, even though we're a heavily democratic state, both sides are going to come out and take advantage of that silicon valley money, hollywood money, that california gold. >> reporter: sharon hoffman is one of...
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jason johnson is a political science professor at hiram college in ohio. john avlon is an independent and cnn contributor and he does many, many more things, too. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> okay. >> good to see you, carol. >> so president obama is arming himself with big bird and actually nickelodeon, too, because apparently mitt romney refused to answer a question from the kids on nickelodeon's kids pick the president, and mr. obama did answer questions, and that started a war of words. obama's deputy national press secretary saying, quote, it's no surprise mr. romney chose to play hooky. kids demand details, end quote. jason, isn't this just silly? >> you know, it isn't silly when you're mitt romney because you need to make sure that after you get this post debate boost, that you work it as good as you can, and the idea of him looking cold again, the idea of him looking distant again and not connecting to people is not good. going after big bird, going after elmo and ignoring a bunch of kids is not the way to continue on the crest of your b
jason johnson is a political science professor at hiram college in ohio. john avlon is an independent and cnn contributor and he does many, many more things, too. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> okay. >> good to see you, carol. >> so president obama is arming himself with big bird and actually nickelodeon, too, because apparently mitt romney refused to answer a question from the kids on nickelodeon's kids pick the president, and mr. obama did answer questions,...
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a trace of precipitation today and i checked at the inner harbor near the maryland science center. a rain delay for some light rain showers. just over 25 inches for the year and we're running a deficit of over 7 inches. the high today, 15 degrees below the average of 69. the record low below freezing in 2001. it is chilly and 53 at the inner harbor. at the eastern shore, temperatures are cool. we're running into the low 50's. there you see the cold producing this out today in the mountains. 34 in oakland. there are freeze warnings in effect for the western sliver of allegheny county and into the mountains of west virginia. we will stay here, mainly cloudy and a chance of a brief sprinkle. this weather disturbances in the upper levels of the atmosphere. it is moving east and it will take the showers offshore. we may get a break for two in the clouds before the next front roles in wednesday afternoon. there will be important for the orioles heading of i-95 to new york. a few breaks in the cloud cover. temperatures will recover. here comes the next front and there are some showers in
a trace of precipitation today and i checked at the inner harbor near the maryland science center. a rain delay for some light rain showers. just over 25 inches for the year and we're running a deficit of over 7 inches. the high today, 15 degrees below the average of 69. the record low below freezing in 2001. it is chilly and 53 at the inner harbor. at the eastern shore, temperatures are cool. we're running into the low 50's. there you see the cold producing this out today in the mountains. 34...
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spotty at whole lot of moisture out of the system you can expect temperatures very similar to what the science today in the upper 50s along the coastline climbing to the low seventies for some of your more inland areas. temperatures still falling below the seasonal average. you will continue with a pretty quiet weather pattern of clouds conditions and cooler temperatures as we transition to the rest of the work week so full details coming up on that my next report. cussed taken out to satellite radio we to have a lot of cloud cover affecting the peninsula the coastline. we are seeing for novato. just over a mile for those of you driving a brown and napa. he's pretty foggy out there in the north that certainly be aware of that and be mindful of the cars in front of you. again we will see a mix of sun and clouds. again temperatures in the upper 60s low seventies in the south bay's 70 for sunday fell 72 expected in campbesunn6c coming out of marin county. no props for the east shore freeway southbound 68 0 c. looks good coming out of walnut creek. interstate 280 moves well between san jose and cu
spotty at whole lot of moisture out of the system you can expect temperatures very similar to what the science today in the upper 50s along the coastline climbing to the low seventies for some of your more inland areas. temperatures still falling below the seasonal average. you will continue with a pretty quiet weather pattern of clouds conditions and cooler temperatures as we transition to the rest of the work week so full details coming up on that my next report. cussed taken out to satellite...
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joining me is political science professor samuel popkin, author of "the candidate: what it takes to win and hold the white house." he's been a democratic presidential campaign adviser since 1972, working with george mcgovern, jimmy carter, bill clinton and al gore. professor, great to have you hire. let's start with thursday's vice presidential debate. what does joe biden and paul ryan have to do to outdo each other, to win? >> well, the job is not to be gladiators, because it doesn't matter which of them is better in a cage fight. the question is what can they do to strengthen the way people approach the presidential debate. biden has to find a way to put romney on the spot, not ryan on the spot. >> andrew sullivan has a new article on the daily beast website called "did president obama just throw the entire election away?" and he writes in part, "i've never seen a candidate self-destruct for no external reason this late in the campaign before. i'm trying to see a silver lining, but when a president self-imlates on live tv and his opponent shines with lies and smiles and a record numbe
joining me is political science professor samuel popkin, author of "the candidate: what it takes to win and hold the white house." he's been a democratic presidential campaign adviser since 1972, working with george mcgovern, jimmy carter, bill clinton and al gore. professor, great to have you hire. let's start with thursday's vice presidential debate. what does joe biden and paul ryan have to do to outdo each other, to win? >> well, the job is not to be gladiators, because it...
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a lot of science and technology at work. it's been planned down to the "t," ashleigh. it looks like conditions are favorable for a launch. >> i just think it's great that there is this suborbital bailout science we will get from this as well. so his sheer will and fortitude could benefit the rest of our space program. brian, stand by for a minute because i know weather has been the issue today. chad myers has been watching this very carefully. chad, just take me to roswell for a moment. i think i had heard something along the lines of just a couple miles per hour of wind and this thing is scuttled, right? >> it's really because this baoon is so large. when it gets up into space at 23 miles high, it will fill six madison square gardens of volume. >> whoa. >> that gives you an idea of how much helium is in this thing. and when the balloon goes up, i'm just going to dro it here, when the balloon goes up, if there's wind at the top of the balloon glowing it down range 50 feet high, they will never be able to catch up. they will be down here and the balloon will just keep b
a lot of science and technology at work. it's been planned down to the "t," ashleigh. it looks like conditions are favorable for a launch. >> i just think it's great that there is this suborbital bailout science we will get from this as well. so his sheer will and fortitude could benefit the rest of our space program. brian, stand by for a minute because i know weather has been the issue today. chad myers has been watching this very carefully. chad, just take me to roswell for a...
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edwards life science is dropping 18% after reporting sales of hard valves weaker than expected. yum brands which owns pizza hut, taco bell and kfc is returning to rapid growth i. was enough to send the stock up to just under $68 per share. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, hampton. >>> beauty products and cosmetics are one of the least regulated consumer products -- doctor, there's a lot of information on labels of everything from shampoo to lotion. you brought us an example of a shampoo label. let's take a look. >> right. >> tell us what we should be looking for. >> well, this is fairly new in that not all products have this labeling. what we really want to see is if there's an active ingredient, what is the active ingredient. >> we should be looking here as we look at the monitor. >> looking at the use. are we using it for the intended use? sometimes when people say the product doesn't work it's because they are not using it for the intended use. drug facts, know exactly what the active ingredients are, the warning and other information it provides for us. the inactive ingre
edwards life science is dropping 18% after reporting sales of hard valves weaker than expected. yum brands which owns pizza hut, taco bell and kfc is returning to rapid growth i. was enough to send the stock up to just under $68 per share. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, hampton. >>> beauty products and cosmetics are one of the least regulated consumer products -- doctor, there's a lot of information on labels of everything from shampoo to lotion. you brought us an example of...
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there's no science to this. polls will differ on that number, depending on what they're finding in the field and it will drive you crazy to dig deep into the poll and say this one has more democrats, this one has more republicans. look at the trends over time. we have two polls. we want ten polls off this debate, we want to know where the race really is. all we have is gallup and pew. it's showing a huge bump up for romney. all these polls have a house effect. over time they all show in the course of 2012 a little bit of an advantage for one candidate or another. rasmussen very often shows a pro-republican house effect. pew has very often shown a pro-obama effect. it makes this huge romney lead even more surprising. wait for a week's worth of polls and we'll see where the race stands. as you point out, this is the best news romney has had since before his convention. >> does this couldn't as an october surprise. >> usually october surprises is some outside event that changes the election or something -- some con
there's no science to this. polls will differ on that number, depending on what they're finding in the field and it will drive you crazy to dig deep into the poll and say this one has more democrats, this one has more republicans. look at the trends over time. we have two polls. we want ten polls off this debate, we want to know where the race really is. all we have is gallup and pew. it's showing a huge bump up for romney. all these polls have a house effect. over time they all show in the...
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all this science put on hold for something like weather. let me ask you aa question, nik. next thing you're going to try to do is whack across the grand canyon on a tightrope. >> that's correct. that is one of my dreams. that's something that will be coming up, most likely, next june. i'll be the first person in the world to walk directly over the grand canyon. >> how far across is that? >> it's over half a mile. we've had to choose a location that is somewhat tv friendly. there are spots i could go eight or nine miles, which is what i really wanted to do. it would take eight, ten hours and probably get fairly boring for viewers aat that point. >> i don't know that that would ever get boring, to watch you cross the grand canyon. that's going to happen next summer. what are you doing to prepare for that? >> a lot of training. i'm doing the bank of america 500,ness next nascar race in charlotte this saturday and many, many other events i'll be doing leading up to that as well as the training for that event is pretty rigorous. i'll be training here in sarasota, actually, for
all this science put on hold for something like weather. let me ask you aa question, nik. next thing you're going to try to do is whack across the grand canyon on a tightrope. >> that's correct. that is one of my dreams. that's something that will be coming up, most likely, next june. i'll be the first person in the world to walk directly over the grand canyon. >> how far across is that? >> it's over half a mile. we've had to choose a location that is somewhat tv friendly....
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. >>> well, if you're watching us on kark 4 news in little rock, arkansas, learn how math and science make things like video games and roller coaster possible at design zone. at the museum of discovery. >>> thank you so much. now here is an early look at your entertainment headlines. one of hollywood's most enduring couples are calling it quits. kind of surprised about this. danny da veto and ray a perelman have separated after 30 years of marriage according to a rep. the two met in 1970. they have three children all in their 20s. no word on what caused the split. >> do you remember the show "taxi?" >> of course. katy perry went all out with her performance complete with a special manicure that featured photos of the president and a democrat donkey. there you go. getting creative. >>> first justin bieber, now lady gaga. she got sick not once but four times on stage. and she kept on singing and dancing. >> wow. >> i want my money back. reports say gaga's been battling the flu. there you go. >>> finally, last night david blaine ended what he now says is his final endurance stunt. the il
. >>> well, if you're watching us on kark 4 news in little rock, arkansas, learn how math and science make things like video games and roller coaster possible at design zone. at the museum of discovery. >>> thank you so much. now here is an early look at your entertainment headlines. one of hollywood's most enduring couples are calling it quits. kind of surprised about this. danny da veto and ray a perelman have separated after 30 years of marriage according to a rep. the two...
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to its permanent home downtown at the california science center. so today large swaths of steel plate were laid down in preparation of that trek. not quit a parade but some businesses say that shuttle move may help bring in some extra cash. >> i am hoping and praying that the streets are going to be filled with hungry people and i am prepared to make the best of this opportunity. >> from the log cabin to the space shuttle? >> that is exactly right. >> the 12-mile journey will take two days to complete. >>> the weather put a hold on a 23-mile freefall. the balloon was inflated and ready to take extreme athlete felix baumgartner to the stratosphere but the winds in the new mexico were just too strong. he hoped to be the first to shatter three world records and the sound barrier. he is going to try that supersonic feat on thursday. >> baumgartner's bummed. >> they are doing that in roswell, of course. [ laughter ] >> where else but roswell. >> yeah. >> going to take a little alien friend with him. [ laughter ] >> nice day. on a clear day you can see f
to its permanent home downtown at the california science center. so today large swaths of steel plate were laid down in preparation of that trek. not quit a parade but some businesses say that shuttle move may help bring in some extra cash. >> i am hoping and praying that the streets are going to be filled with hungry people and i am prepared to make the best of this opportunity. >> from the log cabin to the space shuttle? >> that is exactly right. >> the 12-mile journey...
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but mileah science professor at goucher college....says independent voters...areestill sending a message.(kromer) "what they hope is or a third party candidate or an indeeendent their ideas out there, that hopefully their ideas will be aaopted by oneeof the major "i vote for democratt at times, i vote for republicans at timms..and accorring to "c-4"...that shoull be thh princippe...of any independent. john rydell, fox 45 news at ten. more... than... 37-thousand marylanders... are... registered.... with the... green... libertarian.../ or... other parties. 3 <> next on fox45 news at ten...how this wedding &pparty fight... spiraled out o control... and the extreme measurrs them ready...for lifeeii the wild...after tte break breaking news out of north baltimore.police are on the duubarton avenue near willby in the nnck around 9930 shot tonight. no wwrd on hii ccndition,,but homicidd detectives are investigating. one... peesoo is dead./..after ... a... huge fighh... breekssout a philadelphia hotel./.and... on tape. it's all caught 3 tape.nats of fight! fight!a 11-year-old caputured it
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megyn: the latest forecast from political science professors at university of colorado predict a mitt romney victory. they predict president obama will win just 16 states and mitt romney will care why it other 33 states all in red and win the presidency with an electoral college total of 330 votes. he's a political signs professor at the university of colorado. i look at this and i think, what? you have him winning new mexico. obama is up by 10 in the latest poll. pennsylvania. that's tightening but real clear politics has obama up by 6. you have romney winning wisconsin, too. >> it's true the meda modal shos obama losing. but six weeks ago when the preliminary model was released the president was up in many of the states which are now tightening and in many where romney has moved ahead. megyn: this came out in august. we thought those guys must be nuts. we still had huge numbers. just huge, huge numbers in the electoral college. but then it turns out the race is tightening and now, you say that if you apply your model going back to every election to 1980, it is accurate? >> well, the
megyn: the latest forecast from political science professors at university of colorado predict a mitt romney victory. they predict president obama will win just 16 states and mitt romney will care why it other 33 states all in red and win the presidency with an electoral college total of 330 votes. he's a political signs professor at the university of colorado. i look at this and i think, what? you have him winning new mexico. obama is up by 10 in the latest poll. pennsylvania. that's...
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on the other hand, rocket science is hard, and this is only the fourth launch of the falcon 9, spaceand should use this as a learning opportunity to strengthen the design of their vehicle. jon: well, it's actually a picture-perfect launch except for that, except for that explosion. you think that they will learn from it, they'll, you know, figure out whatever the problem was and the space program, the international space station supply program will continue on as intended? >> well, there are two people at nasa, the head of the human space flight division and the space station program, they have to both approve the results coming out of spacex to insure that they understand this failure, they put a corrective fix in, and they'll bless this fix. and if nasa's not satisfied, of course, they'll go back to the drawing boards until the test program shows it's safe to fly again. jon: tom jones, former astronaut for nasa, thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure, jon. jenna: doing what cheerleaders do best. jon: what? jenna: one of the things. the incredible video of a texas teen on a flipping
on the other hand, rocket science is hard, and this is only the fourth launch of the falcon 9, spaceand should use this as a learning opportunity to strengthen the design of their vehicle. jon: well, it's actually a picture-perfect launch except for that, except for that explosion. you think that they will learn from it, they'll, you know, figure out whatever the problem was and the space program, the international space station supply program will continue on as intended? >> well, there...
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as a boy, he always showed strong abilities in math and science. he was even the science student of the year at the university of illinois. but after his adoptive mother passed away, ellis oon dropped t of school and headed to california with little money in his pocket. his skills were quickly recognized. he helped build the first ibm compatible mainframe system. in 1977, he and two of his colleagues broke off and started a company that would eventually become oracle. ellison took the company public in 1986, already a billion-dollar enterprise. now a $100 billion company, his mystique has grown as a billionaire who lives on the edge. he's made shareholders nervous while suffering body blows from mountain biking and surfing. he won a yacht race in sidney overcoming hurricane-strength winds that sank five competitors and drowned six participants. some have speculated he's the inspiration for the tony stark character in "the iron man" films, with ellison even making a cameo in the most recent sequel. ellison's passion for boating it now focused on the
as a boy, he always showed strong abilities in math and science. he was even the science student of the year at the university of illinois. but after his adoptive mother passed away, ellis oon dropped t of school and headed to california with little money in his pocket. his skills were quickly recognized. he helped build the first ibm compatible mainframe system. in 1977, he and two of his colleagues broke off and started a company that would eventually become oracle. ellison took the company...
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this shows kids that science is fun and science is a wonderful future career opportunity. we'll talk all about it this morning. >> thanks. >> we say hello to katrina williams. katrina has spent all of october. her birthday and her master's degree this month. >> that's impressive. >> huge news. congratulations, petrinna. >> that does it for the 6:00. >> up to the last minute here. >>> big day in the nation's capital. of course, baseball playoffs return to the washington for the first time in eight decades >>> and prepare for gridlock. ahead, how metro will help to make the commute a little easier >>> and the state department is on the hot seat. lieutenant administration take the blame for the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya ha
this shows kids that science is fun and science is a wonderful future career opportunity. we'll talk all about it this morning. >> thanks. >> we say hello to katrina williams. katrina has spent all of october. her birthday and her master's degree this month. >> that's impressive. >> huge news. congratulations, petrinna. >> that does it for the 6:00. >> up to the last minute here. >>> big day in the nation's capital. of course, baseball playoffs...
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this is a big time science project. obviously trying to break a world record, but the science behind it is tremendous. >> so although there is 1 excitement and people will watch, it's not a stunt jump. >> absolutely. >> they talked about the horizontal spin that they want to avoid that would put him in some serious danger. chad, thank you. we'll get back to you when we get closer to 1:40, the sti estimated time. >>> all right. a difference from the debate. we're seeing it in the numbers. a new poll out today suggests that mitt romney's performance last week gave him a major bounce. the pew research poll has romney leading the president 49%-45% among likely voters. you might say this is just one poll. all right. well, romney's four point advantage is still within the survey sampling error, but make no mistake, it's got people talking. and even the american research group, another polling group, shows that the race tightening to just within one percentage point over the last two weeks. romney is out on the campaign trail
this is a big time science project. obviously trying to break a world record, but the science behind it is tremendous. >> so although there is 1 excitement and people will watch, it's not a stunt jump. >> absolutely. >> they talked about the horizontal spin that they want to avoid that would put him in some serious danger. chad, thank you. we'll get back to you when we get closer to 1:40, the sti estimated time. >>> all right. a difference from the debate. we're...
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another medical device maker, edward life sciences, its stock is up about 23% so far this year. it is taking a huge hit in today's session, down about 18% right now. it said that its third quarter sales are going to be weak. their heart valve sales in particular they said have been hurt by european us-- european austerity measures. they also said slower than expected growth in the united states hurt earnings there as well. coming up after the bell, alcoa and yum! brands, we will have a preview, same time next hour. connell dagen back to you. connell: keep it here on markets now talking about small business with big problems. dagen: the head of the national federation of independent business with a dire warning about the business environment. coming up in moments. >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. after 40 years, he finally saved enough to enjoy retirement. angie, the waitress at jack's favorite diner, is a
another medical device maker, edward life sciences, its stock is up about 23% so far this year. it is taking a huge hit in today's session, down about 18% right now. it said that its third quarter sales are going to be weak. their heart valve sales in particular they said have been hurt by european us-- european austerity measures. they also said slower than expected growth in the united states hurt earnings there as well. coming up after the bell, alcoa and yum! brands, we will have a preview,...